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التع

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to states of physical or mental distress, including relaxation, vomiting, hesitation, and being forced or troubled. It also encompasses actions like stumbling or being dragged.

Derived headwords

التَعُّnoun
  1. 1.
    relaxationclassical

    A state of physical or mental ease and lack of tension.

  2. 2.
    vomitingclassical

    The act of expelling matter from the stomach through the mouth.

التَّعْتَعَةnoun
  1. 1.
    stammeringclassical

    A speech impediment characterized by repeated or prolonged sounds, words, or syllables.

تَعَاتِعnoun
  1. 1.
    rumorsclassical

    Unverified reports or stories, often spread to cause alarm or confusion.

  2. 2.
    confusionclassical

    A state of disorder or lack of clarity.

تَعْتَعَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to dragboth

    To pull someone or something along forcefully, often with difficulty.

  2. 2.
    to shake violentlyclassical

    To move something back and forth or up and down with great force.

  3. 3.
    to forceclassical

    To compel someone to do something against their will, causing distress.

تَعْتَعَ في الأمرverb
  1. 1.
    to be agitatedclassical

    To be disturbed or restless, especially when forced into a situation.

تَعْتَعَ في الكلامverb
  1. 1.
    to hesitateboth

    To pause or falter in speaking due to a speech impediment or constraint.

تَتَعْتَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to stammerclassical

    To speak with sudden involuntary pauses and a tendency to repeat the initial letters of words.

تَعْتَعَت الدابةverb
  1. 1.
    to stumbleclassical

    For an animal to trip or falter, especially when its feet sink into soft ground.

Parallel reading

الاسترخاء، والتقيؤ.
Relaxation, and vomiting.
والتعتع: الفأفاء.
And 'ta'ta'a' refers to the stammerer.
ووقعوا في تعاتع: أراجيف، وتخليط.
And they fell into rumors and confusion.
وتعتعه: تلتله، وحركه بعنف، أو أكرهه في الأمر حتى قلق،
And 'ta'ta'ahu' means to drag him, and to shake him violently, or to force him into the matter until he became agitated,
و في الكلام: تردد من حصر أو عي،
And in speech: to hesitate due to constraint or a speech defect,
كتتعتع،
Like 'tata'ta'a',
و الدابة: ارتطمت في الرمل.
And for the animal: to stumble in the sand.